Mt Fuji

Fuji-San

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March 30th 2008
We have moved on from Tokyo to the Hakone region that is the home of Mt Fuji. Mt Fuji is notoriously "shy", and is known not to come out of the clouds for weeks at a time. Our first morning we went on a circuit which included cable cars, 'rope cars', and a boat trip around Lake Ashi. As we were approaching the first peak of a mountain on the rope car the smell of sulphur gas became very ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more